Week One

Tonight marks one week since The Weigh-In From Hell. Yes, the one that said "hey ... you weigh as much as you did in January ... of 2007 ... when you were pregnant ... with your FOUR YEAR OLD." Yeah, that one.

Ahem, anyhow ... this has not been a perfect week, but I have made both sacrifices in the food department and strides (literally) in the exercise department.

Pat On the Back List

• Exercise included: zumba on Monday, short bike path walk on Tuesday, gym on Wednesday, and 3 miles walking/running on Friday. I don't really count Tuesday, but still ... I got three solid workouts in.
• No chips at El Toro for lunch with Dad.
• No beer at BW3s ... only naked tenders, potato wedges, and water.
• No cupcakes or candy at a baby shower with both.
• 1/4 of a Schuler's donut when they were brought in at work. My healthy buddy split a half with me just so I could stop drooling.
• No afternoon strolls to the department candy jar all week.

It looks like this effort may have shaved five pounds off! I used two different scales, so there is certainly a margin for error, but I'm gonna go with YAY! I lost some weight!

The best part? I'm armed and ready for Week 2. Went to the store today and stocked up on more fruit than I've ever had in the fridge, got a caribeaner to hook my water bottle onto my purse, and solidified plans for zumba again tomorrow.